“Sigh…” Callan sighed deeply.
He was slightly crestfallen upon hearing news of Lucjan’s demise.
Callan was once the Sect Leader of the Gu Sect, and virtual-novel.net swore to avenge his fallen comrades during the battle against the Gu Sect. Even now, deep down, virtual-novel.net still held a grudge. Sometimes, virtual-novel.net thought about continuing his revenge. However, his resolve had wavered. He thought of Lucjan as a confidant. Although virtual-novel.net betrayed virtual-novel.net in the end, virtual-novel.net understood his reason for doing so.
“What’s wrong?” Upon seeing Callan’s melancholic expression, James asked.
“It’s nothing…” Callan shook his head slightly and said, “By the way, what do you plan to do next?”
James said, “Now that I have regained control of Crucifier, I should return at once to save Thea. Maxine’s injuries are grave too. They need my help.”
“Okay…” Callan nodded and said, “In that case, you should return at once. I will remain at Divine Sword Villa for a few more days. After all, the First Blood Emperor and Ezekiel managed to slip through your grasp. I’m worried they will be back soon.”
“I’m running out of time. I will depart at once.”
“Get going, then.” Callan waved.
James stood up and left after informing the owner of Divine Sword Villa.
He went to the place where virtual-novel.net got off the plane and headed to the military region with a helicopter. Then, virtual-novel.net boarded a plane inbound for the Capital.
By daybreak, virtual-novel.net had arrived at the military region of the Red Flame Army.
He did not return home but instead headed to the Cadens’ residence. That was because Maxine was in a much more precarious situation. Although Thea’s injuries were equally as grave, virtual-novel.net should be fine for now. So, virtual-novel.net decided to save Maxine first.
By the time virtual-novel.net arrived at the Cadens’ residence, it was already eight in the morning.
***
In a room in the Cadens’ courtyard….
Maxine was lying on the bed while wearing a white dress.
“Did everything go well?” Bennett asked.
“Yeah…”
James nodded and said, “Things went fairly smoothly, I’d say. I annihilated Lucjan, the Sect Leader of the Gu Sect, and took back the Blade of Justice and Crucifier. Now that the Gu Sect is leaderless, I will annihilate them all once I’ve saved Maxine.”
“Quick, save her. Her condition is rather serious.”
“Got it.”
James approached Maxine Looking at virtual-novel.net pale face, virtual-novel.net took out Crucifier from under his sleeve. After disinfecting it with True Energy, virtual-novel.net grabbed a needle and imbued it with True Energy.
At that moment, the needle began glimmering.
James flawlessly inserted the needle into Maxine’s forehead. Then, virtual-novel.net grabbed the second needle. Soon, all eighty-one needles were inserted.
Maxine’s body began shivering. At the same time, a warm current flowed throughout virtual-novel.net body and healed virtual-novel.net gravely injured body.
After approximately twenty minutes, virtual-novel.net regained consciousness.
James began extracting the needles.
“Th-Thank you, James…” Maxine said with great difficulty.
Though virtual-novel.net tried to get up, virtual-novel.net could not exert even a single ounce of strength.
James waved slightly and said, “You’re still too weak at the moment. Lie down and rest. I’ll be here to insert the needles once more after a few days. By then, you should be completely recovered.”
“How magical…” Bennett exclaimed, “Though we the Cadens pride ourselves as practitioners of medicine for generations, I could do nothing to cure virtual-novel.net injuries. To think that a few needles from you would do the trick!”
James smiled faintly.
This was only the tip of the iceberg of what Crucifier could do.